1870 Pattern Quarter Dollar. Judd-876, Pollock-973. Rarity-7-. Silver. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 (PCGS). CAC. OGH. Top Pop None Finer.

Obv: Standard Silver design with a stylized Liberty Seated portrait to left with liberty pole and cap behind. Liberty is holding an olive branch in her left hand, and her right hand supports a shield over which a scroll inscribed LIBERTY is draped. There are 13 stars around the border, and the date 1870 is below. Rev: The denomination 25 / CENTS is within a wreath of cotton and corn with the word STANDARD above. A flashy and universally reflective specimen with pretty iridescent peripheral toning in silver-apricot and olive-blue. According to the uspatterns.com website, these were issued at the Mint in sets for collectors of the era. The same source reports that only about a dozen specimens of Judd-876 are extant. PCGS Population: 2; 0 finer in this category. CAC Stickered Population: 2; 1.